198 Talk and Exhibition Different Endz
Posted by Sireita Mullings on 15.05.08
The dialogue around art and culture and the ability for art to change people’s lives, have been revised through the reality of ‘multicultural’ Britain, a rapid change in technology, ‘new media’ and the introduction of arts, cultural and social policy. Initial government strategies for change have no doubt shifted from an economic to social focus. The increasing use of artists and arts based projects for the sake of community cohesion demonstrate the agreed impact not merely on artistic excellence of a final product but in the benefit of its inclusiveness with participants. We are at a phase where we ought to appreciate, that art no longer hangs purely for its aesthetic appreciation but as a tool for social reshaping and integration. As a tool the arts provide a plethora of insights into the high resolutioned social constructs who’s pixels can be deconstructed in order to make better sense of the continued impact of the arts and the importance of its process.
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